# Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders - The Compliance People

> Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 was published, postponing EUDR application to 30 December 2026 for large operators and 30 June 2027 for micro and small enterprises. It also differentiates between operators and downstream operators. Micro and small undertakings are defined by balance sheet, turnover and employee thresholds.

- Date: 2026-01-27 · published 2026-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21095-regulation-eu-2025-2650-as-regards-certain-obligations-of-operators-and-traders
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The postponement and split of obligations reduces near-term compliance costs for many upstream and downstream actors handling soy and palm oil. Market prices are unlikely to shift much, but the timeline now runs into late 2026.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-02-15 | [New obligations on importers and traders arising from the EU Deforestation Regulation \| Article \| Chambers and Partners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31730-new-obligations-on-importers-and-traders-arising-from-the-eu-deforestation.md) | -1.9% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2026-04-16 | [Q&A on EUDR: main provisions for operators and traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19735-q-and-a-on-eudr-main-provisions-for-operators-and-traders.md) | -0.2% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2024-07-25 | [European Commission to open EUDR registry to operators and traders from November 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29295-european-commission-to-open-eudr-registry-to-operators-and-traders-from.md) | -7.4% | -13.3% |
| SOY | 2025-07-10 | [A 2025 Overview of the new EU Deforestation Regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23773-a-2025-overview-of-the-new-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | +0.1% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2026-05-14 | [EUDR Regulation: the European Commission clarifies and simplifies the framework ahead of 2026 - Fendler Salva Partners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19290-eudr-regulation-the-european-commission-clarifies-and-simplifies-the-framework.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-02-15 | [New obligations on importers and traders arising from the EU Deforestation Regulation \| Article \| Chambers and Partners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31730-new-obligations-on-importers-and-traders-arising-from-the-eu-deforestation.md) | -0.9% | +8.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-16 | [Q&A on EUDR: main provisions for operators and traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19735-q-and-a-on-eudr-main-provisions-for-operators-and-traders.md) | +0.8% | -0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-25 | [European Commission to open EUDR registry to operators and traders from November 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29295-european-commission-to-open-eudr-registry-to-operators-and-traders-from.md) | +0.1% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- thecompliancepeople.co.uk: https://thecompliancepeople.co.uk/updates/legal/regulation-eu-2025-2650-as-regards-certain-obligations-of-operators-and-traders/

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